TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet
How to say it (Tongue between the teeth): Soft th (thin, three, think): tongue between the teeth, blow — no voice. Buzzing th (this, they, the): tongue between the teeth, with voice. t and d: tongue behind the top teeth (tin, day).
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- 1.Which word starts with the same sound as “dark”? (a) thirsty (b) dust (c) those
- 2.Which word fits? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
- 3.Which word fits? “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
- 4.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tick”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 5.Is the “th” in “those” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “two”? (a) thirsty (b) tree (c) den
- 7.Is the “th” in “thing” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 8.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “two”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 9.Is the “th” in “the” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 10.Which word fits? “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
- 11.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thousand”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 12.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
- 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “tank”? (a) day (b) thread (c) tree
- 14.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
- 15.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thousand”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 16.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “that”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “thing”? (a) thumb (b) tin (c) they
- 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “tank”? (a) thirsty (b) tick (c) thin
- 19.Listen: is the “th” in “thing” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “tall”? (a) thumb (b) dive (c) ten
- 21.Listen: is the “th” in “throw” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 22.Listen: is the “th” in “thank” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “these”? (a) dare (b) there (c) tie
- 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “that”? (a) this (b) tin (c) day
- 25.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
- 26.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
- 27.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “den”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “dark”? (a) these (b) den (c) tree
- 29.Listen: is the “th” in “thirty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 30.Is the “th” in “thousand” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 31.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thin”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 32.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
- 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “thing”? (a) thin (b) tin (c) tie
- 34.Is the “th” in “these” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “tall”? (a) thing (b) tick (c) thick
- 36.Listen: is the “th” in “those” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “thick”? (a) tin (b) dust (c) think
- 38.Which word fits? “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
- 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “thumb”? (a) thick (b) them (c) ten
- 40.Listen: is the “th” in “there” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
Answer key
- dust
- thought
- thank
- Behind your top teeth
- as in “this”
- tree
- as in “thin”
- Behind your top teeth
- as in “this”
- though
- Between your teeth
- three
- tree
- thick
- Between your teeth
- Between your teeth
- thumb
- tick
- as in “thin”
- ten
- as in “thin”
- as in “thin”
- there
- this
- then
- tree
- Behind your top teeth
- den
- as in “thin”
- as in “thin”
- Between your teeth
- den
- thin
- as in “this”
- tick
- as in “this”
- think
- tank
- thick
- as in “this”
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